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Home ยป Five-Layer Reese’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

May 2, 2014 By Jenn

Five-Layer Reese’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

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Try this chocolate peanut butter cheesecake if you love Reeses recipes. With five layers, it's the ultimate chocolate peanut butter dessert!
Two Thanksgivings ago, my mother-in-law made a chocolate peanut butter cheesecake that was the stuff of legends. We haven’t stopped talking about it. Seriously, this cheesecake comes up in conversation once a week at least. So when they came up for visit this week I begged MIL to help me make one. It was just as epic as we remembered.

5 Layer Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake. No Bake! #dessert

5 Layers of goodness:

  1. Graham Cracker Crust
  2. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
  3. Peanut Butter Mousse
  4. Chocolate Mousee
  5. Chocolate Ganache

5 layer cheesecake

Five Layer Reese’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake. No Bake!
Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Jenn
Prep time: 45 mins
Cook time: 2 hours
Total time: 2 hours 45 mins
Serves: 10
Reese’s peanut butter cups in the crust of this chocolate peanut butter cheesecake make for the richest dessert you’ve ever tasted. It’s a no-bake recipe too!
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 10 Reese’s peanut butter cups
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 5 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 2 Tbsp butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups heavy cream, whipped, divided
  • 5 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 milk chocolate candy bar, chopped
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup 2% milk
  • 6 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. In a bowl combine graham cracker crumbs and butter.
  2. Press into bottom of 9″ springform pan.
  3. Layer Reese’s peanut butter cups on top of crumb mixture.
  4. In a bowl, beat peanut butter, cream cheese and butter until smooth.
  5. Add confectioners’ sugar and beat until smooth.
  6. Fold in half of divided whipped cream and spread over Reese’s cups in pan.
  7. Place bittersweet and milk chocolates in a bowl.
  8. In a small saucepan, bring sugar and milk just to a boil.
  9. Pour over chocolate in bowl and whisk until smooth.
  10. Stir in vanilla and cool to room temperature stirring occasionally.
  11. Gently fold in remaining whipped cream.
  12. Spread over peanut butter layer.
  13. Cover and freeze for two hours or until firm
  14. Place 6oz bittersweet chocolate in a bowl.
  15. In a small saucepan, bring 2/3 cup milk just to a boil.
  16. Pour over chocolate and mix until smooth.
  17. Stir in vanilla and cool to spreading consistency stirring occasionally.
  18. Spread over cheesecake and refrigerate until set.
  19. Remove rim and serve!
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I say that it serves 10, but maybe more since it’s so rich. I ate the piece pictured while working on this post (gotta stay inspired, right!) and feel like I need to for a run or throw up…or both. A little of this cheesecake goes a long way!

Reeese's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

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